trappings
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"This lady does not have money, she has no trappings of wealth, zero, had she had money she would have went privately to somewhere like Dublin."
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Behind her trad-wife trappings, Barbara yearns to breathe free; Ibby, a blond beauty born to be disappointed, needs a friend and Barbara is it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Yet Sondheimer has endured all of this without fanfare, without a regular TV appearance, without a radio gig, without a regular podcast, without any of the trappings of today’s media stars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Thrust into the political wilderness the party's national leaders were bewildered - familiar with the trappings of federal power they had to work out what to do in opposition.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
A painted cart piled high with trunks rolled into the courtyard, pulled by a weary nag in bright trappings.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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